Ingredients
Scale
½ Cup Red Wine
4 Tbsp. Sugar
2 Tbsp. Chopped Bittersweet Chocolate
1 French Baguette, sliced into 40 slices
Olive Oil
1 Package Alouette Double Creme Brie (13.2 oz.)
4 Tbsp. Almonds, finely chopped
¼ tsp. Allspice
2 Pears, peeled and finely diced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Combine wine and sugar in a saucepan and reduce over medium heat for 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat and cool slightly. Stir in the chocolate to blend and set aside.
- Brush bread slices with olive oil and broil until golden brown on both sides. Cool.
- Cut Alouette Brie into 4 quarters. Cut each quarter into 10 slices. Lay the slices on a chilled plate.
- In a small skillet, over medium heat, toss the chopped almonds until golden brown.
- Remove from heat, add allspice, and blend. Set aside to cool.
- Peel and finely dice pears.
Assembly:
- Place the French bread slices on a cookie sheet. Spread a ½ tsp. of the chocolate wine sauce on each slice.
- Divide the minced pear equally among the slices.
- Lay a slice of Alouette Brie on top of each “crouton” and sprinkle with toasted almonds.
- Heat in oven for 5 minutes.
- Cook Time: 35 Minutes